Jalen Brunson, Knicks star, after having his ass kicked in Sunday's game. In this picture he either looks dangerous or defeated, or both. I wouldn't want to have to play against him tonight.

Here's my two cents. If Brunson has heavy legs tonight, as he clearly did in the last two games, he should be used as a decoy, to draw a double team, to free up one of the Knicks' assassins. Or maybe he'll be more effective with just one Pacer guarding him, instead of two or three.

And for crying out loud, start one of the excellent bench players, McBride or Sims or Burks, or all of them, and make sure the heroes of games 1 and 2 get plenty of rest.